THE STATE AND REVOLUTION

Extremely thorough and well written, deals with the question of the state after the revolution, makes distinctions between communists, social democrats and anarchists. Argues that anarchists and communists have the common goal of the abolition of the state, it is simply the methods that they disagre......more

Im finished. Tomorrow I annotate, think about some online study questions, and listen to a podcast explaining more. Then I will share my thoughts. Rating this a 5 to piss off more strangers online, and because it's good. Once you see past Lenin's pettiness/rambling you get a clear analysis of the sta......more

This is the famous book in which Lenin asserted (quoting Engels) that “the state will wither away” under Communism, and which is therefore sometimes oddly accused of being “utopian” and “anarchist.” It is neither of these, but it does require some work to parse out. Historically, this essay was writt......more

Being a dirty red, I found it amazing (and surprising) that I had never sat down with this piece. I had read sections in Marxism classes years ago, but it was refreshing to get back into it. Excellent. A must.......more